Hacking your Series 2 DTivo just got a WHOLE lot easier...

so all that is needed off the InstantCake CD is the image(000001) copied to the Tools CD and nothing else?
also, what happens in the future when The Zipper is updated with new things/scripts? thanks again

Haven't had time to post the new one on the Enhancement Script site, but you can just download the tools disk, and then copy it from there. New goodies include some network settings and performance tools, along with the twice/week reboot.

Thanks for your fast replies. Will the DTIVO hacked with zipper and MRV enabled send recording to a standalone tivo? Was thinking about picking up a standalone tivo to use MRV and TTG. Since TTG is for standalones....sending recordings via MRV then use TTG on the standalone would get my recordings to the proper place

mike,
yes with some caveats.
A standalone Series 2 can only MRV to a Directivo if IT has been superpatched as well.
Many of the Series 2 standalones being sold retail need some eeprom modifications done to enable the hack.
also check your PM's

ok i did it,well i whent through the whole Zipper proccess but coulnt install the kernnel,it was looking for the GZ format and i thought i did but i guess not,anyways what do you guys suggest is the easiest way to put the kernnel in a freshly prepare hdd by zipper?I got everything in exept the kernel,I still have it connected to the pc(the hdd)

that's my point there's no reason to do that.
The networked DTivo need never to be hacked in your PC again.
You use FTP to keep things updated.

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oh ok,
I was confused reading your post before, now I understand what you was saying, it's the "Enhancement Scripts" that would be updated but not "The Zipper", see many problems are do to not reading correctly, like I said before in my post

1. If I have a 2 drive system (2 - 250 giggers)... I need only pull the master for the zipper hack? Correct?

2. And just to make sure..... Should I or Not plug in the phone line?

3. And almost last but not least....... I can get updates via supported network adapter ( still have my hardwired USB from my standalone)

4. Any recommendations on a standalone tivo that wont require an eprom update so I can use MRV between the 2 tivos (after zippering both of course). Figured I'd pick one up on fleabay if MRV between the 2 is a reality

1.) right, the 1st part of the zipper doesn't touch MFS unless you don't have 6.2 yet so just the master drive is needed. If you are starting from scratch with 2 BLANK HD's use instantcake on them 1st. It has provisions in software for marrying the drives. just skip the image your drive portions of the zipper instructions.
2.) No need for the phone line unless you want caller ID
3.) Updates come over the Sats. There is NO reason for the unit to "phone hom" in fact the hack prevents it.
4.) Not as well versed on Standalone models as I'd like to be, but I think if you avoid teh tivo branded Nighlight units you will be ok. You won't be zippering it. Zipper is for S2Dtivo only, you will be hacking it manually. Just realize you will have to have a subscription on it. you might be better off buying another DTivo (as long as it's not an R10) on Ebay. I don't THINK it has to be subbed to work as an MRV station.

ok have a problem copying the "superpatch-67all" and the "set-mrv" to the tools disk, when I extracted the files of the superpatch-67all.tar, I get the 2 files as "TCL file" and not "winRAR archive", what do I need to do to correct this? thanks